School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Canada

Canada: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
97th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1980
All-time low
0.9766 GPI
in 2010
Years of data
43
1971–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Canada, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.992 GPI1972: 0.991 GPI1973: 0.997 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 0.994 GPI1994: 0.994 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 0.994 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2005: 0.978 GPI2006: 0.98 GPI2007: 0.978 GPI2008: 0.977 GPI2009: 0.977 GPI2010: 0.977 GPI2011: 0.98 GPI2012: 0.998 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Canada is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Canada peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9766 GPI, in 2010.

That places Canada 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 0.9909 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
1980s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
1990s 1 GPI 0.9938 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
2000s 0.9848 GPI 0.9766 GPI 1.02 GPI 6
2010s 1 GPI 0.9766 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 94 Serbia 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 95 Slovakia 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 96 Macao 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 98 Cuba 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 99 Georgia 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 100 Netherlands 1.01 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Canada?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Canada was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1980.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9766 GPI in 2010.
How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Canada ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.